Vault-door stopper



April 2, 1929-. A. H. J cccc EN l,707,482

Ptented Apr, 2, 1929; i

fUNITEoLsTATE Armani) H. JoHNsE'N, or wnrfrnve, rivnIAivA.

I V AULT-DOOR STOPPER. f

Appncatrbn fileenovember, 25, 1927. sen-ai No. zsaeoa This inventionrelates to -m'eans for preclosed andy Vis especially intended for,:bankV vault doors 'for making it impossible to close.,

venting a door-from being fullyl looked, and

and lock the same, in case of a robbery during bankingjhours, so .thatthe'bank'em-I ployees cannot be looked in the vault. v

The bank vaults' in common use are pro,-

vided With a door frame having a door-j ambl adapted to receivesnuglyi-therein a vaultl door for closing and lockingithe opening in thedoor' frame. ally provided With a system of boltsvvhich are adapted toslide out of and into the edges of'the. door, to engagesanddisengage theinterior face of they door frame in locking and .unlocking the door.

With a series of small reinforcing platesor lugs -securely attachedto'the door-frame,

near the' opening therein and 'at points Where the ends of the proj theinteriorV face of the doorframe. .1

It is the main object -of thisinvention V to provide an' attachment orthe character described prevent? the) 'complete closing and looking oftheV vault door.

' Another object of this invention is to Lprovide an attachment ordevice Which is adaptijed to -bedetachably connected vvith a 'vault doorframe of the character described Whereby the complete closing andlocking'of-the vault door is made impossible. '1

A further object of this invention is-i't'o' 1 I. provide an attachmentor device adapted to be detachably held on a projection on the interiorof the vault forl preventing the moving'LOf-the vault door-'to itsfullyclosed p0-- 1 position,

sition'.

, A still 'further object 'of thisV invention is toprovide an attachmentor device Whichw" v I L'v1eW,- vvhich Willappear as the description WillWhen placed in operativey position on'a vault-door prevent a fullclosureof the door. I

A still further-object'ofjthisfinvention is to providey an'attachment ordevice adapted to be detachably securedto a portion -of'a 'ilustrated inthe laccompanying dravvings,

of this application, yand i vault door frame of the character describedfor preventing L.the complete closing and Vlooking of the vault door,and Which is' so' positioned on said door 'frame as not to be noticeablethereon, Whereby the' possibility ofan unauthorfized removal of saiddeviceis-avo'ided; .I H

'A Istillfurther object of this 'invention Vis The vault door is gener-The interior-V face of theV door frame is usually providedy ected 'boltsvengage With device vvhichy vWill. VVWhen associated With a vault doorframe of.

frame of 1 the' character described I 4 .sign and construction-of vmyattachment orv -jdevice Whereby the objects contemplated are .attained,as hereinafter more fully set forth, 'i 'pointedout in the appendedclaims, and il-fjvw yto provide anattachment or device ofspringI .metalor the like adapted to be sprung over and* held on a projection Von avault doorframe of the character described'for pre- 'wventing the fullclosing' and locking of the4 -vault door, thesaid. device being-so'vconstructed and positionedon' said vaultl door V Hframeras to avoid thepossibility of its unauthorized removal. w 1 I Afstill further objectyof this nvention is j. to'provide anattach'mentor deviceadapted to bedetachably held at one orseveralpoints along the inner-edgeof a vaultdoorfframe;

of the character described, for preventing the complete closing of thevault door, the.

said attachment or device .beingso made and 2 positioned on said doorframeas not to be noticeabl'e thereon', vvhereby the possibility.

of its unauthorized removal may be avoid'ed.

A still further-object of th-isinvention is 1 tol provide an attachment'or device of substantiallyl kresilient materialy compnising a,-

'body'portion adapted .to befsnapped-over and lheld on a projection .onthe interior of vault door framefof thecharacter'de-H scribed, andhaving a portion adapted for .i engagement With 'the doorj-jamb, andbeing so. made: and positioned 'on thel frame vas not-to be noticeablethereon, Whereby the possibilityflof its Vunauthorized:removal Will' beV 'avoided *m A still further. obect off the invention is tot v provide.'an vattachment of? the character .de-a:y v

- scribed for preventingthe closingfofV avaultV vdoor or the like, andl:Which Will be cheap and easy to yinann-facture, simplein operation,-quickly and :easily 'snappedinto opera- .t1vefpos1t1on,- readily:ren'iovableI by one;- authorized to do so 'froml engaging-operativeaurpose forV Which it is designed.

proceeds, this invention consistsin the dewhich form a part in Which andefiicient in vcarrying'out the VVith' .the f'oregoingV and Uotherkobjects LFigure 1, 'is a vView in elevation showing-a 'I i portion ofla 'vault doorv frame, avault'doo'rl hinged" thereon, and "thedevice-''f'einbodyn inventionv shown on'the door frame in' operativeposition;

Figure'f2, is'a view in section taken on the line-2-2 lof lFig. 1,showing the device of my invention in operative position on the doorframe;

Figure 3, is a View in elevation of the interior of a vault door frameof the character described showing tlie reinforcing plates or lugsthe-reon; and

Figure 11, is a vieW in perspective of my device embodying theinvention.

In order that my invention may be nio-re fully understood, I haveillu'stratcd in the accoinpanying drawings, Which are referred to heroinand form a part hereof, one einbodiment of'theinvention as applied to abank Vault, the same serving'to illustrate by Way of example theprinciples of the 'invention Referring to the specific em'bodiment ofthe invention illustrated by Way of example in-thedrawings, 1,represents a vault of 'Well 'known constructioii of the kind used inbanks or thelike, the said vault having a rectangular opening therein inWhich is adapted to fit-'snugly la va'ultdoor frame k2,* to Which ishingedby means of the hinges 3, a vault door 4, of Well knownconstruction. The vaultT door 4, is of considerable thickness and isadapted -to fit -snugly in the door frame 2, for lclosing theopeningtherein.

The vaultdoor 4,' is provided on the'inner face tliereof With a systemof bolts, said bolts beingoperable to slide out of and into the'edges ofthe door, to cngage and disengage the inner face of the door frame, inlock-y ing and unlocking the door.,V In they specific construction ofvault door illustrated in the drawings, the door 4, is provided With abolt frame 5, on the inner face thereof, andinterior ribs 6, throughWhich a series of bolts 7, pass in sliding out of and into the edgesofthe door 4, the said Vbolts being connected together by means ofplates or the like, Wherebya'single Operating mechanism may be operatedto actuate all lof the bolts siinultaneously. The Operating mechanismfor the bolts may comprise a lock 8, Which connectedtolone endof avertically disposed bar or-ro'd '9, having an elongated slot tliereinfor permitting vvertical movement. The rod or bar 9, has providedthereon on each side thereof a seriesof'teeth adapted to engafro' Withpinion Wheels 10, to rotate the sam-a,

' said Wheels being in engagement With teeth provided on one side ofhorizontallV disposed rods or bars 11, for reciprocating the same. Therod or bar 9, is adapted to engage the plate'connecting the bolts in theton edge of the door for actuatinfr-the same, and the rods or bars 11,are connected Witlithe bolts in the side edges of the door and areadapted to actuate these bolts. A construction similar to the onedescribed above is also provided in 4 the lower portion of the door, notshown. It

Will thus be readily understood that by manipulating the locking means8, the bolts 7 siliency of the clasping member.

ed vor Withdrawn. The specific construction of the vault door With itsbolt mechanism forms no part of the present invention and:

need not therefore be detail. lVhen the door is iii closed and lockedposidescribed more in tion, the' .projecting ends of the bolts 7, are

adapted to engag'e With or rest against a portion of the 'interior faceof the door frame,

said portion being providedgvvith a:'i- -:inforc'-.y ing plate or-lug12, rigidly secnred toV the said door f 'ame on the inner face thereofad-k jacent the opening therein as vshown in'tliev drawingsr The plates12, may be providedy With a slightly depressed central portion forrecei'ving the projecting end of the bolt.V The above construction isWell known in tlie'art and since it forn'is'nopart of the presentinvention it is not thought necessary to describe the same more indetail.

Will be actuated to be simult'aneouslyproject* angular in cross sectionas yshoWnin Fig. 2,v

of the draWings. The member 20, comprises the two adjacent sideportioiis.21.'and 22,:l Which are disposed at Vright angles to each.l

other, the free edges of Which side portions are beiit invvardly atright aiigles to form the fianges 23 and 24. The side' ateach endthereof,-the said'eartor lug v A portion '21, is w provided Withan.inWardly-extending ear or lug 25,

being formed by slitting the side portion 21, i

a shortdistancefalong its lengtln'near each edge thereof andthen bendingthe portion between said slits to Kforin the iiiwardly exe tendingear orlug 25.

The shape and size of the member 20 is such as'to be adapted'to Snapover the projecting portion 12 and to be held thereon by the rel/VhenJin operativeposition on the door'frame, the member 20,- isV adapted toengage-a portion .of the inner corner of the 'door-jamb'asshown iio inFigures 1, and 2, of the drawings. The'y I edge or flange 23, of themember 20, is adapted to engage or rest against the farthest edge of oneofthe reinforcingv platesor lugs. 12, the inivardly plate 12, While theside :portion 21, ofthe -nieniber 20, is adapted to cover the front facethe side portion 22, and the fiange 24, are adapted to eng-age'the sideof said plate 12, antL and edge .portions of the innermost portion orstep of the door-janib, as shown in Fig; 2.'

extending ears 25 are adapted] to engage the top and bottomedges of saidposition it is usually f the clasping' i over one of the plates- 12,.inthe following manner: The edge 24 of only preventing a ful] closure-ofthe door but.

tinJ rfnember 20, is placed flat against the edge of the innermost stepof the door-jamb, and

fthegv member 20. is then svvung around until the'I edge or flange 23,snaps overv the farthest edge ofy the plate 12.- The inwardly extendinglugs oi' fiang'es 25, engaging the top andv bottomedges of the saidplate 12. As Will be understood,'the member 20, lis ada' tcdf to open upabout-the corner formed by the two side portions 21 and 22, said corneracting as a hinge for permitting the giving Way of said side portions asufficient amount to allow the tion on the door frame it Will' be notedthat it Will be impossible to fully close the door and lockthe same, thesaid member 20, not

also preventing the projection of the bolts 7, When the door is moved toa near closing position, as shown clearly in Figure 2, of the dravvings.I i I It Will be further noted that the member 20, is made of a materialWhich LWill' closely '4 resemblein'appearance the material of thedoor-jamb so-as not to be noticeable thereon,

thus avoiding the possibility of some one not aware of the presence ofthe devicerernoving i the same. Obviously, if desired a plurality ofthese members 20 may bepositioned at several points along the opening inthe ldoor frame. In practice, the members 20, are placed in operativepositionalong thel door jamb, When the vault is openedin the morning,and are left in this'position until removed by a person authorized to doso for struction sho-Wn and described,A but it is con 'of the inventionas defined in the' following,

closing and looking the vault door, atl the close of business.

The objects of the inventionfare plished in a very simple manner bythe-considered that the same is capable of many alternatives Withoutdeparting from the spirit claims.

What I claim ters Patent of the United States, is

- 1. In a vault, the combination With a door* frame having adoor-jamb,and a door adapted to be fitted therein; of means adapted for clasping aportion of said door jamb for preventiiig the full closingl of the saiddoor,

accomand desire to secure by Let-v 2. In a vault, the combination With adoor frame having projections 4onV the'inner face thereof,and a door forsaid door frame; of a member adapted to be detachably clasped on one ofsaid projections for preventing the closing of said door;

In a vault, the combination' With a door framehaving a proj ection onthe inner'face thereof, adoor jamb, anda door adapted to be fitted insaid door-jamb; of a member adapted to be detachably securedto saidprojection V and enga'ge a portion-of said door-jamb for preventing theclosing and looking, of said' door.

4. In a vault, the combination With a door frame having a proieetion vonthey inner face thereof and a door-jamb, and a'door adapted 'to be'fitted insaid door-iamb; of a elasping member adapted to be detachablysecured to a portion of saiddoor fraine vfor preventing the closing ofsaid door, said member comto each other, and an inwardly extendinglugformed on one of said side portions near one end thereof, vfor engagingsaid projec-y tion. i

5, Ina vault, the combination With a door frame having a projection onthe inner face thereof and a door-jamb, and a door adapted to be, fittedthereini'of a clasping member adapted for detachable engagement -With'said'door frame for preventing the closing of 'said door, said memberoomprising apair of side portions disposed at right angles to eachother, one of'said side .portions having a fiange formed at the freeedge thereof for engaging one edge of said projection, and the other ofsaid side portionshaving. an in'- Wardly extend'ing lugl formed at oneend thereof forprojection.

prising a pair of side portions at right angles 6. in Manu, the'combinaan' With a (iooi 1 frame having a projeotion thereon on theinnerl face thereof and a door-jamb, and a door adapted to be V fittedtherein; of a clasping member adapted to; be detachably secured to saiddoor frame for preventing the closing of said door, said membercomprising a Ipair of-side portions disposed atV right angles to eachother, lanv inWardly; extendingl fiange formedat thefree edge of eachof' said side' portions for engagement With said door frame, andantinvvarpdly extending ear formed on one of said side portions neareach end thereof for engagement With the top and bottom'edges of saidprojection;

In testimony Whereof, I aflix my signature,

this 22nd L'day of November, 4 1927.

ALFRED. H. vJoi-iNvsvnN. i

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